Thursday, March 26, 2009

Activate America New England Regional Forum

The YMCA of Greater Springfield (MA) hosted a New England Regional Forum for YMCAs in Waves 1, 2 and 3 which are engaged in Activate America Capacity Building. Among the fifty-plus present were YMCA staff from the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, YMCA of Greater Hartford, Wilton Family YMCA, the Wallingford Family YMCA, and the Greater Providence YMCA.

Activate America is a YMCA of the USA initiative to address the epidemic of poor nutrition and unhealthy lifestyles in the country. This highly-interative and participatory forum engaged YMCA leaders in addressing:

How to integrate Activate America into our work
How to keep Activate America and Capacity Building in thte forefront of all staff
How can we maximize Listen First?

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